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Petrov's Defence
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 white pawne4 black knightf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/3Pn3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4

Petrov Defence, Steinitz variation

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Less common than 3...exd4, Black's knight threatens White's weak f2 pawn

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4

4 5 6
Bd3
d5		 Nxe5
Bd6		 O-O
O-O		 =
Trifunovic Variation Bd3
d5		 Nxe5
Bd6		 O-O
O-O		 c4
Bxe5		 dxe5
Nc5?!		 Bc2
d4		 e6
fxe6		 Bxh7+
Kxh7		 Qh5+
Kg8		 +=
Nxe5
d5		 Bd3
Nd7		 Nxd7
Bxd7		 =

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Petrov's Defence

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